Unconditional offer for Nottingham 2013!

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Original post by hannxo

I've applied for German at Nottingham too!
Haven't started getting offers yet though, waiting on head of sixth form to write my reference haha

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Ooo exciting :smile:

is Nottingham your first choice? Where are you from? :smile:

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Original post by jessdale18

Got an unconditional offer for German at Nottingham :smile:

really excited about starting there next year! Who else is going? And what are you studying! Any fellow linguists out there? :biggrin:

Jess

I applied for Economics mit Deutsch at Nottingham, but haven't heard back from them yet.

Very unlikely to go there though, as I've got AA from Durham and interviews from UCL/Cambridge. It is a great uni, though, so congrats :smile:

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Meat is Murder

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Original post by The Polymath

I applied for Economics mit Deutsch at Nottingham, but haven't heard back from them yet.

Very unlikely to go there though, as I've got AA from Durham and interviews from UCL/Cambridge. It is a great uni, though, so congrats :smile:

Nottingham laughs at Durham for Economics; two economic Nobel prize winners in its alumni...but I don't need to point that out to you :biggrin:

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Original post by Meat is Murder

Nottingham laughs at Durham for Economics; two economic Nobel prize winners in its alumni...but I don't need to point that out to you :biggrin:

It doesn't really 'laugh at Durham' where did you get that from?
As River85 said, "How selective a university is at undergraduate level has little relevance to its research and its potential to produce Nobel Laureates."
I'll admit though, the difference is negligible, but then I'm not doing Econ at Durham - I'm doing Maths+Econ with German, via Natural Sciences. Warwick and St Andrews don't have any Nobel Laureates either, but Warwick Econ > Notts and Durham :tongue:

Looking at the Notts Maths+Econ BSc, I have to say their module selection is outstanding:
"Typical year-one modules

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Analytical and Computational Foundations

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Calculus

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Introduction to Macroeconomics

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Introduction to Microeconomics

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Linear Mathematics

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Probability

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Statistics

Typical year-two modules

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Careers Skills

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Complex Functions

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Econometrics

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Experimental and Behavioural Economics

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International Trade

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Mathematical Analysis

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Monetary Economics

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Numerical Methods

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Statistical Models and Methods

Typical year-three module

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Advanced Financial Economics

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Advanced Time Series Econometrics

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Advanced Economics of International Trade

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Coding and Cryptography

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Game Theory

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Group Theory

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Industrial Organisation

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International Money and Macroeconomics

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Modelling Chaos and Disorder

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Statistical Inference"

Really well thought out modules which go perfectly together, I'm impressed :tongue:

I now agree with you partially, in that the course itself at Notts (the straight Econ one) is a lot more mathematical and theoretical, whereas Durham's is an attempt to combine Economics and Business into one subject.
When comparing Maths+Econ course, though, which is what I'd do at Durham, I'd say Durham > Notts, as I can skip the Business crap and do Maths instead.

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Original post by The Polymath

I applied for Economics mit Deutsch at Nottingham, but haven't heard back from them yet.

Very unlikely to go there though, as I've got AA from Durham and interviews from UCL/Cambridge. It is a great uni, though, so congrats :smile:

thank you! Good luck wherever you end up :smile:

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phwack

I've applied for English and German! Coming from a gap year, so I've already got my grades as well :smile:

Nottingham is my first choice! I got an unconditional from Liverpool today, so fingers crossed :wink:

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hannxo

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Original post by jessdale18

Ooo exciting :smile:

is Nottingham your first choice? Where are you from? :smile:

It's my second choice, Warwick's my first :P. I'm from Norfolk :biggrin:

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OP

Oo I have a friend at Warwick doing German and Spanish and he's loving it :smile:

good luck! :smile:

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saachi

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Original post by Meat is Murder

Nottingham laughs at Durham for Economics; two economic Nobel prize winners in its alumni...but I don't need to point that out to you :biggrin:

Durham is excellent for economics as well. The margin between the two (if any) is not, by any means, so great that it's laughable to pick one over the other. Also, what are you, a sadist? Let the person with a Durham offer be happy about it, it's a brilliant university!

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Gamerad

wrong thread sorry! :smile:

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Meat is Murder

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Original post by saachi

Durham is excellent for economics as well. The margin between the two (if any) is not, by any means, so great that it's laughable to pick one over the other. Also, what are you, a sadist? Let the person with a Durham offer be happy about it, it's a brilliant university!

The poster the comment was directed at is applying to Nottingham. He has been mulling over which uni to apply to for weeks and the uni's he has selected have been argued for numerous times. I often post in his threads which is why the humour of my post was lost on you, but wasn't on him.

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Original post by saachi

Durham is excellent for economics as well. The margin between the two (if any) is not, by any means, so great that it's laughable to pick one over the other. Also, what are you, a sadist? Let the person with a Durham offer be happy about it, it's a brilliant university!

Original post by Meat is Murder

The poster the comment was directed at is applying to Nottingham. He has been mulling over which uni to apply to for weeks and the uni's he has selected have been argued for numerous times. I often post in his threads which is why the humour of my post was lost on you, but wasn't on him.

I think the answer is clear. In reputation and employability overall, Durham >> Notts. For Economics, Durham just edges it, but the fact is that employers will just look at the uni - they don't have time to compare stats for each course.

In terms of how good the courses themselves are, Notts' Economics course is more what I'm after in an L100 degree - more mathematical and theoretical, compared to Durham's crappy business modules and fluffy stuff.

If we look at what offer I have for Durham, though (Maths+Econ with German) then suddenly Durham>Notts, even > Notts' Maths+Econ course.

They're both excellent courses (the Maths+Econ ones) and probably very similar in content, and so the decision comes down to other factors such as employability, reputation, standard of fellow students etc. on which Durham wins.

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Meat is Murder

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Original post by The Polymath

The decision comes down to other factors such as employability, reputation, standard of fellow students etc. on which Durham wins.

Internationally, particularly in China, your statement here would be refuted however. There's no denying the prestige of Durham, and I don't wish to start heated debates about silly things. I am an English student, and Durham is top of the pile for that subject no doubt.

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saachi

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Original post by The Polymath

I think the answer is clear. In reputation and employability overall, Durham >> Notts. For Economics, Durham just edges it, but the fact is that employers will just look at the uni - they don't have time to compare stats for each course.

In terms of how good the courses themselves are, Notts' Economics course is more what I'm after in an L100 degree - more mathematical and theoretical, compared to Durham's crappy business modules and fluffy stuff.

If we look at what offer I have for Durham, though (Maths+Econ with German) then suddenly Durham>Notts, even > Notts' Maths+Econ course.

They're both excellent courses (the Maths+Econ ones) and probably very similar in content, and so the decision comes down to other factors such as employability, reputation, standard of fellow students etc. on which Durham wins.

Exactly, congrats on your Durham offer! :biggrin:

I remember when I got mine, was so ecstatic (for English though).

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Original post by saachi

Exactly, congrats on your Durham offer! :biggrin:

I remember when I got mine, was so ecstatic (for English though).

Now fingers crossed that I'll reject Durham (because it means I'll have got my 1st/2nd instead :laugh:

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Original post by phwack

I've applied for English and German! Coming from a gap year, so I've already got my grades as well :smile:

Nottingham is my first choice! I got an unconditional from Liverpool today, so fingers crossed :wink:

Omg you're just like me then, cos I've got an unconditional for Liverpool but Notts is my first choice now :smile:

I'm hoping to do another language when I'm there as well as German. English and German sounds really impressive, don't think my grades were good enough for that! What are you doing on your gap year? Hope you get into Notts :smile:

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phwack

Original post by jessdale18

Omg you're just like me then, cos I've got an unconditional for Liverpool but Notts is my first choice now :smile:

I'm hoping to do another language when I'm there as well as German. English and German sounds really impressive, don't think my grades were good enough for that! What are you doing on your gap year? Hope you get into Notts :smile:

haha, what a coincidence! thanks, I hope so too :P Just realised that there's only 4 places for my course, though, so I'm panicking a bit! ooh, I applied for German and Russian at Nottingham last year, got an offer but ended up not going! i'm just working at the minute, so not very adventurous.. how about you?

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